Description
This?will?be?an?8?10?page?double?spaced?(in?Times?New?Roman?12?font)?essay?assignment.?However,?keep?in
mind?that?this?will?not?be?structured/written?as?a?typical?”research?paper.”?You?should?rather?be?attempting?a
threat?analysis?product.?As?such,?you?will?perform?a?lot?of?research?and?learn?a?lot?of?information?that?might?not
actually?make?it?into?your?product.?However,?the?knowledge?you?gain?will?provide?the?basis?for?your?analytical
opinion.?With?only?8?10?pages?double?spaced?and?many?different?topic?areas?(9?of?them!),?you?will?need?to?be
very?clear?and?concise?in?your?writing.?Remember?to?always?put?the?”bottom?line?up?front”?(BLUF).?This?should
happen?at?the?very?beginning?of?the?essay?as?you?provide?an?overall?threat?assessment?of?the?threat?and?then?also
within?the?sections?as?you?provide?a?BLUF?for?the?various?required?elements.?The?BLUF?should?explain?what?is
most?important?to?know?about?each?element?of?the?threat.?The?BLUF?should?also?explain?why?it?is?important?to
know?these?things.
Remember,?this?isn’t?a?history?paper.?Do?not?submit?lengthy?recitations?of?historical?events.?Including?some
history?is?OK?as?long?as?it?is?pertinent?and?clearly?supports?your?BLUF.?Include?only?the?facts,?evidence,?data,
etc.?that?supports?your?main?point.?In?the?intelligence?world,?consumers?often?have?very?little?time?to?read?a
written?product?so?the?analyst?needs?to?clearly?get?his/her?most?important?points?across?clearly?right?up?front.?The
consumer?may?just?read?the?first?part?and?skim?the?rest?of?the?document.?
Below?are?the?required?sections.?Please?include?the?section?headings?in?red?on?your?assignment.
OVERALL?THREAT?ASSESSMENT:?How?much?of?a?threat?does?this?non?state?actor?actually?pose?to?the
United?States,?taking?everything?into?consideration??
HISTORY:?This?is?the?section?where?you?can?discuss?the?history?of?the?group,?but,?again,?don’t?give?a?long
recitation?of?historical?event.?Discuss?why?and?how?the?threat?came?to?be.?Why?did?it?become?a?threat??What?was
its?initial?motivation??What?environmental/societal/economic/etc.?factors?contributed?to?its?formation??
MEMBERSHIP/LEADERSHIP:?Who?makes?up?the?threat??Why?do?they?participate?in?threatening?the?US?
What?is?their?motivation??Who?are?the?leaders,?if?any??How?effective?are?they??
STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION:?How?is?the?threat?structured??Is?there?an?organization??What?is?it?
CURRENT?GOAL/MOTIVATION:?What?is?the?current?goal/motivation?of?the?threat?entity??What?is?it?trying?to
achieve??Has?it?evolved?since?its?formation??
TACTICS/CAPABILITIES:?What?tactics?does?the?threat?employ??How?capable?are?they??What?weapons/tools
do?they?use??
FUNDING/CONNECTIONS:?Where?does?the?threat?get?funding??Supplies??Weapons??Does?the?threat?have
connections?to?any?other?organizations,?nation?states,?etc.?
LOCATION/SCOPE/MAGNITUDE:?Where?does?the?threat?operate??How?broad?in?scope?is?the?threat??Are?they
a?regional?threat?or?a?global?threat?to?the?US?and/or?its?interests?